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Sunday November 24, 2013 5:18 AM

Ghost Hawk (Margaret K. McElderry, $16.99, ages 10 to 14) by Susan Cooper: Set in 17th-century America,
the novel concerns Little Hawk of the Pokanoket people and 10-year-old John Wakeley, who grows up
to become a friend to the Indians. The adventure-filled novel is rich with history and historical
fantasy, all the while dealing with themes of prejudice.

One Came Home (Knopf, $16.99, ages 9 to 12) by Amy Timberlake: Not believing that her sister has really
died, 13-year-old Georgie sets out in 19th-century Wisconsin to solve a mystery. Her adventure will
involve passenger pigeons, counterfeiters, a cougar and a firestorm.

P.S. Be Eleven (HarperCollins, $16.99, ages 8 to 12) by Rita Williams-Garcia: A sequel to One Crazy Summer,
the novel stands on its own as the story of three sisters growing up in Brooklyn amid the changing
racial climate of the 1960s.

Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $17.99, ages 10 to 14) by Helen Frost: A tale of friendship
between James, son of a trader, and Anikwa, a Miami Indian boy, takes place during the War of 1812
near what is now Fort Wayne, Ind.